THE N.C.R. BAND MARCH

This is a concert march for standard Concert Band instrumentation. It is in the "jaunty" style of early 20th century British marches and should be fun for both audiences and players alike. For questions about this and other pieces available from Paul A. Jacobson, contact Paul A. Jacobson directly at [email protected]. The N.C.R. Band was organized in 1945 under the auspices of the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. This piece was written in 1984 for that band and is dedicated to Mr. Clark Haines, long time director of the N.C.R. Band and mentor to thousands of young musicians. The band features hundreds of high school aged musicians from around the Miami Valley who audition and are selected to participate in the ensemble. Originally, and for many years, the band performed its Summer concert series in the bandshell at N.C.R.'s Old River Park, a recreational retreat for decades of N.C.R. employees and their families. The tradition of the N.C.R. Band continues today in its newest incarnation as the Carillon Park Band, which continues the tradition of auditioning and selecting talented area high school musicians to perform their eclectic Summer concert series, now in Dayton's open air Carillon Historical Park.